I'm not talking about songs like Happy Birthday or Jingle Bells. I'm talking about rock and roll, or country, or pop, or other songs like that.

I was thinking about it today. I have a lot of songs that I like and listen to a lot, but the words apparently go in one ear and out the other. If you ask me to sing "Thunder Road" or "Fred Jones Part 2", or "Piano Man", I can't do it without humming some of the parts. And I've heard these songs a zillion times.

I'm not sure that I can sing a single song from start to finish. If you asked me, I would say yes, but if you tell me to do it, I don't think I can.

So think about it for yourself. Can you sing any/some/many songs from start to finish without the music behind you and without singing along with the singer? If so, prove it.

I'm just saying there's all sorts of shit i could be doing! I could watch a movie, play a video game, rub one out, read a book, learn a foreign language, etc.. But i'm still watching the assholes because i love them, and I hate myself

I've given this a lot of thought. I've always been a music freak. if a song grabs me....man I'm GRABBED. I gotta learn how to play it. today. I gotta listen over and over again until I get it just right. I just dig music. now the funny thing is, I couldn't tell you what I had for lunch last Wednesday, but I kid you not, may lightening strike me dead if I'm lying.....if a song comes on the radio and it was a favorite of mine 20 years ago....I'll be able to sing EVERY SINGLE WORD!

I'm a programmer and I can't remember specifics of a project I completed 5 months ago, but I CAN remember lyrics to a favorite song I haven't heard or thought about in 20 years. the brain is a weird thing, and when it comes to music, it's even more weird!